[Sassy Colin]

Trying this in a Europa League game is like trying to flog a dead horse.

tbf, the pre-match music adds nothing to the experience.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

13:40KEY EVENT
United matchday squad vs Brugge
Fred wasn’t spotted by our photographers so isn’t among the names below. Martial was spotted but not pictured at the Lowry Hotel.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, David De Gea, Nathan Bishop
Defenders: Victor Lindelof, Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly, Brandon Williams, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka,
Midfielders: Andreas Pereira, Bruno Fernandes, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Scott McTominay, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes,
Forwards: Daniel James, Tahith Chong, Odion Ighalo, Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial (not pictured).

 

[Adcuth]

Why would any manager start Gomes in a big match like this?

Why would anyone start Lingard or Pereira

 

[Aarron Swift]

I don't expect a strongest 11 however there shouldn't be rotation to the extent that we are in danger of going out. My fear is that Ole is in the mindset that being at Home with an away goal means we'll end up going through regardless of our 11, that thought process could see us upset.

A likely 11 for me: 4-

----------------------------------------------------Romero-----------------------------------------------
AWB----------------------------Baily------------------------Lindelof-------------------Williams
-----------------------------------------------------Matic--------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------Bruno-------------Fred------------------------------------------
---------------Mata----------------------------Martial---------------------------------James

Bench:
De Gea
Maguire
Shaw
Dalot
McTominay
Greenwood
Igalho


- I don't expect McTominay to start just yet, he'll come on off the bench for more minutes, maybe start vs Everton

- None of Bailly, Williams or Mata featured vs Watford so I can see them coming in.

- After impact in his 10mins in the away leg plus performance vs Watford, I cant see how in would enter Ole's mind to go i nto this game without Bruno starting.

- Not sure Igalho will start a game just yet for us, that along with Martial good form and James improved performance vs Watford, I think they'll get a chance to carry that on in a must win game.


- I haven't included Lingard or Pereira in the 18, however after being completely dropped after the 1st Leg and Ole's comments about them needing to improve after not playing well. I wouldn't be surprised to see 1 or both feature tonight in some way in a 'Prove me wrong, show me what you've got' type selection

 

[mad1max954]

Off to the game tonight - my first game for a while to be honest but looking forward to it.

il go for:

romero
AWB-Baily-Maguire-Shaw
Fred-Mct
Mata-Bruno-James
Martial

 

[ash_86]

 

[Alabaster Codify7]

He's 100% correct, but this quote could come from someone who used to play for Derby County, too. Pereira is gash.

 

[SATA]

That’s nonsense in my opinion. Andreas would be one of their best players there if he plays for Brugge

 

[ash_86]

That’s nonsense in my opinion. Andreas would be one of their best players there if he plays for Brugge

I'm not so sure about that. There isn't anything he does that stand out to come to that conclusion.

 

[JJ12]

He's 100% correct, but this quote could come from someone who used to play for Derby County, too. Pereira is gash.

It’s not true at all. He’d be one of their best players.

 

[RobinLFC]

Friends sending me WhatsApp videos of them singing and drinking on Shambles Square Jealous as feck atm.

 

[Jonno]

I think this will be close to the starting line up. I think that Mata will play in place of James on the right and Bruno will play down the middle (in Mata's place in your line up).

Yeah, its a tough one with Bruno, we want him to play every game but at the same time, you just don't wanna overplay him as I really value winning most our games in the league and finishing 4th.

 

[el3mel]

It's ok to play Lingard and Periera today but starting from next round we need to start playing with our best team. We're not guaranteed CL qualification via the league and we need to keep our EL campaign alive.

 

[Offside]

I don’t think it would be the end of the world if we went out and could completely focus on the league. We shouldn’t put all our eggs into the Europa League basket this time. 4th is very much there –

Chelsea are shit and Spurs’ injuries will surely hit them hard. We have a couple of players potentially coming back from injury and a new signing and our expensive defence is looking a lot more settled now. Even if we don’t make it there’s a chance 5th place could qualify us for the CL.

The Europa League is such a slog to win I’m not sure we’d be capable of winning it and getting top 4 – we would have to prioritise.

 

[SuperiorXI]

I don’t think it would be the end of the world if we went out and could completely focus on the league. We shouldn’t put all our eggs into the Europa League basket this time. 4th is very much there –

Chelsea are shit and Spurs’ injuries will surely hit them hard. We have a couple of players potentially coming back from injury and a new signing and our expensive defence is looking a lot more settled now. Even if we don’t make it there’s a chance 5th place could qualify us for the CL.

The Europa League is such a slog to win I’m not sure we’d be capable of winning it and getting top 4 – we would have to prioritise.

Rather win a trophy than come 4th. Or we're just another Arsenal.

 

[Offside]

Rather win a trophy than come 4th. Or we're just another Arsenal.

Well I feel getting to the final would hamper the league form enough to miss out on 4th and it would be much harder to win than in 2017. So would we rather finish 5th and lose the final or finish 4th.

 

[Web of Bissaka]

I don’t think it would be the end of the world if we went out and could completely focus on the league. We shouldn’t put all our eggs into the Europa League basket this time. 4th is very much there –

Chelsea are shit and Spurs’ injuries will surely hit them hard. We have a couple of players potentially coming back from injury and a new signing and our expensive defence is looking a lot more settled now. Even if we don’t make it there’s a chance 5th place could qualify us for the CL.

The Europa League is such a slog to win I’m not sure we’d be capable of winning it and getting top 4 – we would have to prioritise.

Safer bet to (a)maintain competing EL while (b)continue fighting for 4th with 5th the potential safety net.

Rather than gamble on just one n drop the other. That's too risky.

 

[SuperiorXI]

Well I feel getting to the final would hamper the league form enough to miss out on 4th and it would be much harder to win than in 2017. So would we rather finish 5th and lose the final or finish 4th.

5th might be enough... I'd like us to stay in as long as we can and try win it. To me, qualifying for the champions league isn't that much of a big deal when you have no chance of winning it.

 

[AshRK]

I don’t think it would be the end of the world if we went out and could completely focus on the league. We shouldn’t put all our eggs into the Europa League basket this time. 4th is very much there –

Chelsea are shit and Spurs’ injuries will surely hit them hard. We have a couple of players potentially coming back from injury and a new signing and our expensive defence is looking a lot more settled now. Even if we don’t make it there’s a chance 5th place could qualify us for the CL.

The Europa League is such a slog to win I’m not sure we’d be capable of winning it and getting top 4 – we would have to prioritise.

Losing today would be disastrous and won't do the moral of the squad any good. If we play well and Ole manages the squad smartly there is no reason why we can't achieve both the tasks.

 

[RedTiger]

13:40KEY EVENT
United matchday squad vs Brugge
Fred wasn’t spotted by our photographers so isn’t among the names below. Martial was spotted but not pictured at the Lowry Hotel.
Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero, David De Gea, Nathan Bishop
Defenders: Victor Lindelof, Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly, Brandon Williams, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka,
Midfielders: Andreas Pereira, Bruno Fernandes, Nemanja Matic, Juan Mata, Scott McTominay, Jesse Lingard, Angel Gomes,
Forwards: Daniel James, Tahith Chong, Odion Ighalo, Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial (not pictured).

Nathan Bishop is the guy we bought a couple of months back yeah?

 

[RedTiger]

It's ok to play Lingard and Periera today but starting from next round we need to start playing with our best team. We're not guaranteed CL qualification via the league and we need to keep our EL campaign alive.

No El, Jesse and Andreas shouldn't start together in my opinion, best for 1 of them to come on as sub.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Nathan Bishop is the guy we bought a couple of months back yeah?

Yeah.

 

[Random Task]

There's no need for a manager to come out with something like that, it's unprofessional.

 

[WR10]

I’ve had friends that only watch basketball ask me how this guy plays at this level. In a few years time we will be asking ourselves how he pulled off one of the biggest frauds in football

 

[V.O.]

There's no need for a manager to come out with something like that, it's unprofessional.

Ex-manager. Presumably doing a talking head bit on the telly or spouting bollocks for a paper opinion piece.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

I’d rather win the Europa League than put all focus on getting into a competition we haven’t got a hope in hell of winning any time soon.

 

[SATA]

I hope Andreas starts tonight and scores a goal to shut him up

 

[DomesticTadpole]

I’d rather win the Europa League than put all focus on getting into a competition we haven’t got a hope in hell of winning any time soon.

If we win the Europa League we will be in that competition that you say we can't win.

 

[GiddyUp]

Well I feel getting to the final would hamper the league form enough to miss out on 4th and it would be much harder to win than in 2017. So would we rather finish 5th and lose the final or finish 4th.

I would rather Manchester United not get eliminated out of European competition by Club Brugge. There is no benefit to a humiliation like that. How about we just finish 4th and try and win the competition like a proper big club instead of giving up

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

If we win the Europa League we will be in that competition that you say we can't win.

That’s not the point. Some people would happily be knocked out of Europa to concentrate on getting in CL through league position.

 

[GiddyUp]

I hope Andreas starts tonight and scores a goal to shut him up

Guaranteed in my opinion. Anything less then perfection from him with the minutes given (after what was said about him) would say more about his place at this club.

 

[Alemar]

Anyone got the travelling squad

we are not actually traveling, much rather Playing at home...

 

[Gator Nate]

I would rather Manchester United not get eliminated out of European competition by Club Brugge. There is no benefit to a humiliation like that. How about we just finish 4th and try and win the competition like a proper big club instead of giving up

Absolutely, on all counts. And almost everything Ole has said since he arrived points to him not folding in any competition. I think he'd rather go down fighting than retreating.

 

[ChaddyP]

Anyone got the travelling squad

We're at home I know what you meant

 

[GiddyUp]

That’s not the point. Some people would happily be knocked out of Europa to concentrate on getting in CL through league position.

Reminds me of every average premier league manager. Does everything to get in to the European places yet moans about Europe the following season because it hinders them getting in to Europe.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

we are not actually traveling, much rather Playing at home...

They travel about five minutes from the hotel.

 

[RedDevil@84]

That’s not the point. Some people would happily be knocked out of Europa to concentrate on getting in CL through league position.

The choice is not between winning Europa and only achieving top 4. That's a no brainer. Winning Europa means a cup and a CL spot.

The choice is would you take a risk and let go of top 4 to have a crack at Europa or would you play it safe and try to ensure top 4.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

I would rather Manchester United not get eliminated out of European competition by Club Brugge. There is no benefit to a humiliation like that. How about we just finish 4th and try and win the competition like a proper big club instead of giving up

For sure. We should be winning this tie. If we go out it should be to another big club, not fecking Bruges.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

They travel about five minutes from the hotel.

Will they make it on time?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Will they make it on time?

You would hope so. They could walk quicker.